second half, brittney griner spins. brittney griner gets the lane. she's fouled. bears up 18. under a minute to go in the second. tempers beginning to flare. shekinna stricklen and odyssey sims get tangled up. a few unpleasantries will be exchanged. griner comes off the bench. griner and two others were ejected for leaving the bench. no suspensions were handed out. players who left the bench do not engage in fisticuffs. pat summitt, possibly her final game leaving the court. the embodiment of class. baylor wins 77-58. >>> former secretary of state, condoleezza rice, watching her alma mater, stanford, taking on duke. first half, stanford on top. missed three, nnemkadi ogwumike, scoring on the putback. later on in the first, cardinal out in front. a nine-point game. stanford, rolling by 11. second half now. the other half of the ogwumike sisters, chiney, hitting the "j." stanford up ten. and later on, one more time. this time, she misses, but her sister, pulling up the dirty work. stanford wins 81-69. they're moving on to the final four. >>> and here's how things look in the brac

the penguins are flying high and brittney griner slams the gators. you're watching "early today." . . . >>> very good morning to you. welcome back to early today. here are some of your top headlines. a powerful earthquake hit southern mexico yesterday. the 7.2 magnitude quake caused interruptions but no fatalities. police in france have changed gunfire today with a gunman expected of killing four people at a jewish school. the suspect may have trained in pakistan. >>> troops are battling rebel forces in several cities and two subjects are under tank embarkment today. there's a new u.n. effort to support the crack down on the opposition. and a painting credited for years to an anonymous artist was actually done by vincent van gogh. researchers used expert techniques to determine that the work was painted by van gogh on top of another work of his. now, here's an early look at one of your top health headlines. new studies say people who took an aspirin every day were 36% less likely to be diagnose nosed with cancer. a daily aspirin also reduced the chan

another great game from brittney griner.locked shots and hit the tough shots against tennessee. she finished with 23 points. 15 rebounds but was tossed out of the game when coming off the bench during a scuffle. they're now two wins away from becoming the first men's or women's team in the ncaa history to win 40 games in one year. >>> when we return, the pope makes a historic trip, and new hope for type 2 diabetes patients through weight loss surgery. yes. yes. yes. noooo! [ male announcer ] yep, subway broke the 200-calorie breakfast barrier. with delicious fresh fit mornin' melt breakfast sandwiches. subway. eat fresh. mornin' melt breakfast sandwiches. like splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweeteners. this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. coffee doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. splenda® essentials™ are the first and only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vitamins in every packet. mmm. same great taste with an added "way to go, me" feel

. >>> the penguins are flying high and brittney griner slams the gator. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning to you. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> a powerful earthquake hit southern mexico damaging many buildings. the 7.4 magnitude quake caused disruptions of electricity, air travel and cell phones. but thankfully no fatalities. >>> police in french exchanged gunman with a person suspected of killing four at a jewish school. he may have trained in pakistan. >>> troops are battling rebel forces in several cities and two suburbs in dwa mass cuss are under tank bombardment and russia says it's ready to support a new u.n. effort to force president assad to halt his crackdown on the opposition. >>> a painting credited for years to an anonymous artist was actually done by vincent van gogh. researchers used x-ray techniques to work called "still life with meadow flowers and roses" was painted by van gogh on top of another work of his. >>> now here's ann early look at one o

. >>> finally, the women's ncaa tournament and a rarity, baylor's brittney griner made a one-handed dunkly the second by a woman in ncaa tournament history. she had 25 points on the night as baylor beats florida 76-57. good for her. congratulations. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. and the growing outrage over the death of an unarmed black teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer. atch volunteer. >> announcer: sports sponsored by auto stop, full proof, gray is over. ,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., mostly cloudy, 74. atlanta be partly cloudy, 8 0. st. louis, thunderstorms, 80. denver, sunny, 59. seattle, showers, 44. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. mitt romney notched a decisive victory in the illinois primary, his third win in a row. >>> and french police have exchanged gunfire with a man they believe killed four people at a jewish school in toulouse. two police officers have been wounded. the suspect claims to be connected to al qaeda and says he'll surrender this afte

. >>> finally, the women's ncaa tournament and a rarity, baylor's brittney griner made a one-handed dunkly the second by a woman in ncaa tournament history. she had 25 points on the night as baylor beats florida 76-57. good for her. congratulations. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. and the growing outrage over the death of an unarmed black teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer. atch volunteer. >> announcer: sports sponsored by auto stop, full proof, gray is over. ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., mostly cloudy, 74. atlanta be partly cloudy, 8 0. st. louis, thunderstorms, 80. denver, sunny, 59. seattle, showers, 44. >>> here's another look at this mornin

brittney griner from baylor university became the second woman ever in an ncaa tournament to score am dunk. her dunk in the second half helped baylor defeat florida. she said it definitely felt good. >>> and this caught our eye today. would you believe it, a security breach at the white house, with secret service agents as co-conspirators? apparently confused by what the west wing actually means, a mother duck became separated from her ducklings, unable to join mom on the white house lawn. the secret service put out a ramp to help the babies along. when that didn't help, they gingerly picked them up and slipped them through the white house gate. white house viz toshs today. >>> and tonight, we mark the passing of two member that changed breakfast in america. remember when joe dimaggio was on tv, advertising this? >> mr. coffee uses up to 50% less coffee. >> reporter: well, we learned today the mister behind mr. coffee, sam glazer, died this month at 89. his invention was a big leap making coffee more convenient at home. >>> and what is breakfast without a bagel? murray lender, who in

brittney griner and company getting it done. followed by fellow powerhouses, stanford, uconn, notre dame. you don't want to get too used to having the baylor bears around. because they drew the big west champion usc gauchos. they're one and done. heard it here first. >> they're going up against 6'8" brittney griner. >> trust me, that's a lock. >> but if the bears run the table, they'll go to 40-0. no one's ever done that. >> what a year that would be. >> i learn so much from you two every day. >>> we're going to turn to what could be a nasty battle down south in the primaries in alabama and mississippi today and romney, santorum and newt gingrich all in it to win it. a three-way dead heat. it's "your voice your vote". jon karl is on the scene. jon, a little bit of surprise. romney seems to have a shot in a region where so far he hasn't been very strong. >> reporter: he sure does. george, you can consider this a super tuesday for the south. a make or break day for rick santorum and a big test for romney. can he finally win in the

of tennessee-- they're up in each other's mugs-- but what complicated all this was baylor star brittney grinerch, not necessarily to get involved but you're supposed to stay on the pine... there will be no suspensions, though, and baylore wins, 77-58... still with a chance to be the first division one team, men or women, to go 40-0 in a season... the blackhawks laid a fat egg at the united center last night-- their 6-1 loss to nashville helps nail them into the number six spot in the western conference playoff grid... but things are looking up.... the only way they had to go after last night... corey crawford's back in goal tomorrow, ray emery is injured... but marcus kruger will play in new jersey, steve montador is travelling and jonathan toews was out there at practice again today, doing more and more each time he steps onto the ice... not ready yet, but the day is coming.... every day i'm pushing myself harder. the harder i got the better i feel and saw that gives me a lot of confidence knowing that there is not much i can do to make it worse right now. every day seems to be a step forward

. >> they're going up gex 6'8" brittney griner. they'll go to 40-0 if they run the table. what a year that would be. >> i learn so much from you every day. >>> we're going to turn to what could be a climactic battle in the south. jon karl is on the scene. jon, a little bit of surprise. romney seems to have a shot in a region where so far he hasn't been very strong. >> reporter: he does. you can consider this a super tuesday for the south. make or break day for rick santorum. mitt romney has called today's primaries an away game. he's still making a big push to show he can talk the talk in the south. >> i'm learning to say y'all, morning, y'all. the bits kit and some cheesy grits. >> reporter: a slew of recent polls show this to be a three-way dead heat. between mitt romney, newt gingrich, and rick santorum. >> unlike one of my competitors, i have had grits before. if you don't understand grits, there's a high likelihood you don't understand the rest of the south either. >> reporter: with the stakes so high, it's getting personal. listen to what mitt romney said when he was

and the women will start the final four set the field for us -- >> the baylor bears led by brittney grinero once away from a big year. >>> we're going turn to the latest on trayvon martin. the 17-year-old was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain one month ago. up to 75,000 people are expected to turn out to mark the day. we're going to hear from george zimmerman's friend and attorney later. first, matt gutman has more. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's been a month since trayvon martin was killed. last night, we got to speak to the lead prosecutor. she says it's not a slam-dunk case. it could be weeks before charges are filed. this morning, despite the nationwide clamor for his arrest, the lead prosecutor tells us convicted george zimmerman won't be easy. florida's stand your ground law gives enormous leeway for people like zimmerman to use force. >> the stand your ground law is one portion of the justifiable use of deadly force. the state must be able to prove its case. >> reporter: zimmerman said he acted in self-defense the night he shot and killed t

set the field for us -- >> the baylor bears led by brittney griner. wins away from a 40-0 year. >> and they play tennessee. >> big shot of march madness. >> welcome back. >>> we're going to turn to the latest on trayvon martin. the 17-year-old was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain exactly one month ago. and today up to 75,000 people are expected to turn out in sanford, florida to mark the day. but the watch captain, george zimmerman right there is still in hiding right now. first, matt gutman has more. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, george. as you mentioned, it's been a month since trayvon martin was killed. last night we got to speak to the lead prosecutor in this case. she said she knows trayvon martin's parents need answers in this case, but this is not a slam-dunk case, and it could be works before and if charges brought against george zimmerman. this morning, despite the nationwide clamor for his arrest, the lead prosecutor in the trayvon martin case, exclusively tells abc new, convicting his killer, george zimmerman